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Capitol Hill Publishing Corp., a subsidiary of News Communications, Inc.Bootleggers and Baptists: How left and right are aligning to regulate &#039;big tech&#039;http://thehill.com/opinion/technology/351023-bootleggers-and-baptists-how-left-and-right-are-aligning-to-regulate-big
What does the future of technology companies have in common with an old economic concept?The economic concept is called “bootleggers and Baptists.” The general idea behind the concept is that two groups, with apparently nothing in common, both push...rtakala@thehill.com (Jonathon Hauenschild, opinion contributor)351023 at http://thehill.comMon, 18 Sep 2017 10:20:06 -0400AppleThe playbook for companies stepping into world of politicshttp://thehill.com/opinion/finance/350444-the-playbook-for-companies-stepping-into-world-of-politics
Apple CEO Tim Cook is not alone in believing that, given the growing dysfunction in government, it is up to companies and other areas of society to “step up” to the 21st century challenges of employment, diversity, climate change and education....atan@thehill.com (Gillian Hadfield, opinion contributor)350444 at http://thehill.comWed, 13 Sep 2017 12:40:06 -0400AppleHow the Supreme Court could strengthen the patent systemhttp://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/technology/345029-how-the-supreme-court-could-strengthen-the-patent-system
Last month, the U.S. House Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet held a hearing titled “The Impact of Bad Patents on American Businesses,” an important topic that Congress has held multiple hearings on over the...rtakala@thehill.com (Nagesh Rao, opinion contributor)345029 at http://thehill.comThu, 03 Aug 2017 07:00:03 -0400AppleSamsung Supreme Court appeal critical to rural innovationhttp://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/technology/337775-samsung-supreme-court-appeal-threatens-rural-innovation
Technological advancement, both innovative devices and new infrastructures, have always been at the heart of increased prosperity for America's farmers and rural communities. From the 18th and 19th century inventions of the cotton gin, the...SBenchaita1@dcigroup.com (Leroy Watson)337775 at http://thehill.comWed, 14 Jun 2017 16:00:02 -0400AppleWhen large tech companies abuse the system, it threatens current and future innovationhttp://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/technology/327602-dominant-force-threatens-current-and-future-innovation
It’s hard to believe that 10 years have passed since Apple unveiled the first iPhone. Though tough to fathom today, at one time the tech giant had just a handful of employees, used federal grants to fuel the company’s R&D and received capital...sbachai@thehill.com (Matt Weinberg, opinion contributor)327602 at http://thehill.comThu, 06 Apr 2017 12:00:03 -0400AppleThe House tax plan won&#039;t stop big companies from gaming the systemhttp://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/economy-budget/325827-the-house-tax-plan-wont-stop-companies-from-gaming-the
For all the concerns raised by economists and others about the House tax plan, it is generally assumed that the proposal will reduce the gaming of the tax system by multinational corporations. Among the more active debates: Will the currency adjust...atan@thehill.com (Gary Kalman, opinion contributor)325827 at http://thehill.comMon, 27 Mar 2017 08:00:02 -0400AppleCompanies stuck in crossfire between Trump and his criticshttp://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/finance/320875-companies-stuck-in-no-mans-land-between-trump-and-his-critics
The territory between escalating volleys from the Trump administration and its opponents is shaping up to be the deadliest no-man’s land since the Battle of the Somme. Several weeks into the Trump era, the casualty list of companies is mounting...tweatherhead@thehill.com (James Lee and Mark Davis, opinion contributor )320875 at http://thehill.comThu, 23 Feb 2017 15:40:03 -0500AppleGoogle, Starbucks and Lyft: The new voice of resistancehttp://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/the-administration/317131-trump-may-have-created-a-new-political-adversary
And on the eighth day, he triggered a constitutional crisis the likes of which this country has not seen since the heyday of Richard Nixon. Then, on the tenth day, his actions became so reckless that they evoked comparisons to Nixon’s “Saturday...ckulat@thehill.com (Richard Levick)317131 at http://thehill.comTue, 31 Jan 2017 15:40:02 -0500AppleUpstream without a paymenthttp://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/technology/295888-upstream-without-a-payment
Taylor Swift is right. Rocker Nikki Sixx, producer T Bone Burnett and music industry mogul Irving Azoff are right. So are hundreds of artists petitioning Congress and the European Commission. Now that Apple Music has seemingly seen the light, the...jbcharles@thehill.com (Paul Young, contributor)295888 at http://thehill.comWed, 14 Sep 2016 11:37:02 -0400AppleApple’s Ireland tax avoidance should spur major reformshttp://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/finance/294453-apples-ireland-tax-avoidance-should-spur-major-reforms
The European Commission’s “state aid” investigation of Apple revealed that in 2014 Apple’s aggregate tax rate on its European business was $50 per $1 million of profit. At that rate Apple is not only the world’s largest for-profit corporation, but...jbcharles@thehill.com (Edward Kleinbard, contributor)294453 at http://thehill.comTue, 06 Sep 2016 08:30:03 -0400AppleApple, Spotify streaming music dispute heats uphttp://thehill.com/policy/technology/286300-apple-spotify-streaming-music-dispute-heats-up
A feud between Apple and Spotify is intensifying in the days after Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) thrust the issue back into the Washington spotlight with a major antitrust speech this week. Apple on Friday sent a letter to Spotify disputing...mtrujillo@thehill.com (Mario Trujillo)286300 at http://thehill.comFri, 01 Jul 2016 14:40:23 -0400AppleWarren targets Amazon, Apple, Google in anti-monopoly speechhttp://thehill.com/policy/technology/285989-warren-targets-amazon-apple-google-in-speech-against-monopolies
Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren (Mass.) on Wednesday laid into a handful of major U.S. technology companies, saying they are examples of concentrated corporate power that can thwart competition. "Google, Apple and Amazon provide platforms that...mtrujillo@thehill.com (Mario Trujillo)285989 at http://thehill.comWed, 29 Jun 2016 13:12:15 -0400AppleReport: Apple pulls GOP convention support over Trumphttp://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/284008-report-apple-pulls-gop-convention-support-out-of
Apple has pulled its funding and support for the Republican National Convention next month because of presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump, Politico reported on Saturday.The tech giant reportedly told GOP leaders it was opposed to Trump...hneidig@thehill.com (Harper Neidig)284008 at http://thehill.comSat, 18 Jun 2016 14:21:35 -0400AppleTech companies most loved by liberals, conservativeshttp://thehill.com/policy/technology/282316-tech-companies-top-list-of-most-loved-by-liberals-conservatives
Amazon, Apple, Google and Microsoft are four major companies that are most loved by both conservatives and liberals, according to a survey commissioned by Fortune. Each of the companies appeared on the top-10 list of companies most loved by...mtrujillo@thehill.com (Mario Trujillo)282316 at http://thehill.comMon, 06 Jun 2016 10:11:16 -0400AppleSupreme Court wades into Apple&#039;s patent dispute with Samsunghttp://thehill.com/policy/technology/273745-supreme-court-wades-into-apples-patent-dispute-with-samsung
The Supreme Court is wading into a years-long patent dispute between Apple and Samsung that could have broader implications for the tech industry. On Monday, the high court agreed to hear the narrow appeal of a case in which Samsung was ordered...mtrujillo@thehill.com (Mario Trujillo)273745 at http://thehill.comMon, 21 Mar 2016 11:18:01 -0400AppleApple CEO on Trump boycott: ‘I haven’t talked to him’http://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/273386-apple-ceo-on-trump-boycott-i-havent-talked-to-him
Apple CEO Tim Cook said he’s not sure what the rationale is behind Donald Trump’s call for a boycott of Apple.Trump, the business mogul leading the GOP presidential race, recently urged his supporters to avoid Apple products after the company...cbennett@thehill.com (Cory Bennett)273386 at http://thehill.comThu, 17 Mar 2016 10:51:50 -0400Apple